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    Any way to set Safari at 90% zoom? instead of either 75/85/100%

    Most sites are fine at either 85% or 100% but some would really benefit from a 90% or 95% zoom so I'm not sure why that's not an option, it's so simple.
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    Spreading Hand Lotion On Touchpad

    Recently, my MacBook Air M1 touchpad started to feel sticky, and my fingers hardly move on it. I found a solution by spreading some Nivea hand lotion on it, though I may have applied a little to the edges as well. Could this cause any damage to my laptop? Thank you.
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    M4 Macbook Pro Static/CPU noise from audio jack when using charger

    If your Macbook Pro M4 is fully charged and you run it off the power adapter and you plug in earphones to the 3.5 mm jack and play no audio, you'll here static/CPU noise especially when scrolling on a webpage or something. It doesn't happen when you unplug the charger, or charge it via usb c on...
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    Locked brightness for custom display presets - Black Crush - MBP 2024 M4 XDR Display

    I'm using a custom display preset to reduce apple's default gamma boost as the default profile has it way too high in my opinion (even with contrast set to normal in accesibility settings) and dark images become impossible to decipher due to black crush. I think Apple may even have a gamma lock...
  5. luzsa2004

    Which MBP Adapter Do You Recommend?

    For a MBP 2024, which USB-C or Thunderbolt adapter do you use and find most useful? With the benefit of an adapter, goal is connect items that include: USB & HDMI devices monitors external SSD drive card reader optional USB receiver optional laptop fan cooler Thanks in advance.
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    Battery not charging

    Hi. When I plug my MacBook Air to adapter (not 100 charged) it shows the icon of not charging and stays there for a few seconds and doesn't charge (mostly a minute) and then starts charging.
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    laggy widgets

    Hi. I just updated to macOS sequoia and the widget animations are just laggy and not smooth. Here's the video of it. Is this normal or what?
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    How well does Stable Diffusion perform on Macbook M4? How much RAM is recommended for UI/UX designers at minimum?

    Can the base model M4 run Stable Diffusion? I tried using M1 (8GB/128GB) but it couldn't handle it at all. I'm wondering how the base M4 (16GB/512GB) would perform? Or what are the recommended M4 specifications? If anyone has experience running Stable Diffusion on other M4 configurations, please...
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    Have I been scammed? 45W Magsafe 2 power adapter Apple

    Hello! I bought this MagSafe 2 power adapter and I don't know if it's a replica or original, since I thought the package came with the extension cord but it doesn't and then on one of the legs where it allows you to fold the cable to store it there was this symbol. When I connect it to the...
  10. TripleYoThreat

    12" MacBook V1 Gold vs. V2 Gold vs. 13" M1 Gold (is the V2 gold different than the M1 Gold?)

    Hi hope all are well! As you can see here the 12" MacBook had two "Golds", the V1 Gold and the V2 gold, which was very short in production. Very interesting to me as it's a lesser known fact. Then, we saw gold on the airs and M1s forward. So the main question here is, is the V2 gold or 'warm...
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    Does your MacBook Pro bends?

    I have just bought the new MacBook Pro m4 Pro and I am worried about a silly thing I have noticed that really bugs me. With the lid opened, the left bottom corner and the oposite one (making a diagonal) feels more soft than the other corners. For example, I could lift from these corners only...
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    Any Headaches/PWM Problems on new Macbook M4 Pro 14inch?

    Hi everybody! I'm looking to buy a new macbook and was thinking of going with the Macbook M4 Pro 14inch. However I want to make sure that it doesn't have a strong PWM output that would bring headaches/swift eye strain. I have a Macbook Air M2 which I've read has no PWM problems + I haven't had...
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    Touch Bar should have been ADDED, not REPLACED

    So MacBook's unpopular Touch Bar is completely gone.... I think it was unique gimmick with something potential and it should have been ADDED to the full keyboard, instead of REPLACING the physical keys. What do you think?
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    M4 MacBook Pro + External SSD Issues?

    Hello, I have a new M4 Max MacBook Pro 16” I also purchased a new Sabrent SSD Enclosure (EC-SNVE) https://amzn.to/4i5i8EV with a new Sabrent 8TB SSD https://amzn.to/3OunyvE Some facts of my problem: 1. The drive connects and is formatted in APFS (Encrypted) 2. Once I open a folder from the...
  15. thanhlv1

    Macbook air m2 or wait next year Macbook air m4

    i used to mac mini m2, i want to sell mac mini and buy macbook air, but i consider between macbook air m2 based 900$ or i still wait next year Apple release macbook air m4, can the community help me?
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    Durabilty of MacBook Pro SSD

    I'm about to purchase my first MacBook with 8 TB SSD and 128 GB RAM. As a music producer, I wanted to know if importing all my sample data from my external hard drive to the MacBook drive was safe. I will write lots of data that would be transferred from the external drive to the MacBook to...
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    MacBook only slowly charges when shutdown, doesn't recognise charger.

    I have a problem with my MacBook Air M1. It stopped charging when it's on and doesn't even see the charger connected. But when it's off, it's charging slowly (~50% overnight) and the device makes a sound when plugged in. The problem started when my adapter died while charging. One of the ports...
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    Al Dente for a student?

    Hey everyone, I’m going to get a Macbook soon. Since this is my first Mac machine I’ve been doing some research, and as if there weren’t enough things to be aware of I found out about Battery Cycles ;) Now I’ve been doing some research about the topic and found out that quite a handful of people...
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    Uneven Local Dimming in HDR on MacBook Pro M3 Mini-LED Display

    I've noticed that in dark scenes, certain areas appear much darker than others, like shadows within the dark scenes, and it looks unnatural. Is this a characteristic of the Mini-LED display, or could it be a software/hardware issue? If you look closely at the images, you’ll notice these darker...
  20. diegotheplantboy

    Work Messaging on iMessage with two eSIMs cumbersome for anyone else?

    Is anyone else frustrated with the current mechanics of using two eSIMs when one of them is for work? Specifically, if I'm using my MacBook to respond to a work text then it automatically switches my line to my personal which defeats any privacy purpose I had to get a work phone number. My...